Valiants Memorial
| Valiants Memorial | |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission | |
|
Five busts on the west side of the memorial represent each of the five military periods | |
| For fourteen key figures from the military history of the country. | |
| Unveiled | 5 November 2006 |
| Location | near Ottawa, Ontario Canada |
| Designed by | Marlene Hilton Moore and John McEwen |
The Valiants Memorial (French: Monument aux Valeureux) is a military monument located in Ottawa, Canada's capital. It commemorates fourteen key figures from the military history of the country. It was dedicated on 5 November 2006. The work consists of nine busts and five statues, all life-sized, by artists Marlene Hilton Moore and John McEwen.[1]
It was installed around the Sappers Staircase, an underpass on the northeastern corner of Confederation Square, adjacent to the National War Memorial. The wall of the staircase is decorated with a quotation from The Aeneid by Virgil [2]
- Nulla dies umquam memori vos eximet aevo,[3] "No day will ever erase you from the memory of time". The monument was dedicated by Governor General Michaëlle Jean on November 5, 2006.[4]
The heroes commemorated in the monument are:
- From the French Regime (1534-1763):
| Hero | Type | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Le comte de Frontenac | bust |  |
| Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville | statue |  |
- From the American Revolution (1775-1783):
| Hero | Type | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Thayendanegea (Joseph Brant) | statue | _statue.jpg) |
| John Butler | bust |  |
- From the War of 1812 (1812-1815):
| Hero | Type | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Major-General Sir Isaac Brock, KB | bust |  |
| Charles de Salaberry | statue |  |
| Laura Secord | statue |  |
- From the First World War (1914-1918):
| Hero | Type | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Georgina Pope | bust |  |
| General Sir Arthur Currie, GCMG, KCB | statue |  |
| Corporal Joseph Kaeble, VC, MM | bust |  |
- From the Second World War (1938-1945):
| Hero | Type | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Lieutenant Robert Hampton Gray, VC, DSC | bust |  |
| Captain John Wallace Thomas, CBE | bust |  |
| Major Paul Triquet, VC, CD | bust |  |
| Pilot Officer Andrew Mynarski, VC | bust |  |
References
- ↑ "Valiants Memorial". National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials. Canadian Department of National Defence. 2008-04-16. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ↑ "inscription Sappers staircase from The Aeneid by Virgil". National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials. Canadian Department of National Defence. 2008-04-16. Retrieved 20 May 2014.
- ↑ Vergilius, Aeneis, IX, 447 :
- Fortunati ambo! si quid mea carmina possunt,(446)
- nulla dies umquam memori vos eximet aevo, (447)
- dum domus Aeneae Capitoli immobile saxum (448)
- accolet imperiumque pater Romanus habebit. (449)
- ↑ "The Valiants Memorial". Government of Canada, Canadian Heritage.
External links
- "The Valiants Memorial". Government of Canada, Canadian Heritage.
- The Valiants Memorial (National Capital Commission)
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